Verb:ASSESS/saved posts
Topic: Warrior Ways
Message #: 1914
Author: GS4-WARDEN
Date: 2/12/2009 5:15:12 AM
Subject: ASSESS Verb Update
The ASSESS verb has been updated to allow skilled warriors to determine claidhmore and katana weighting relative to normal weapons of their type. In addition, for both weapons and armor, a skilled warrior will be able to determine if the item is worse than average.
An example, using the the dull claidhmores wielded by some hobgoblins in Upper Trollfang:
>assess my claidh You assess the claidhmore for structural weaknesses and strengths.
Careful examination indicates the dull claidhmore has a base strength of 75 and a base durability of 200. You also determine the current integrity of the dull claidhmore to be at 100.0%.
Checking out the claidhmore, it looks like it is less effective than a normal claidhmore, resulting in it being substantially diminished in its ability to inflict critical wounds. You note that the claidhmore is still masterfully weighted compared to normal weapons.
Furthermore, a new category of weighting/padding has been added above "incredibly" to allow for better differentiation of truly exceptional items. For reference, the threshold for "fantastically" critical weighted is just below claidhmore weighting.
Warden
Topic: Warrior Ways
Message #: 2427
Author: GS4-WARDEN
Date: 2/13/2009 6:36:58 PM
Subject: Re: Clarification please, on new ASSESS messaging.
I've added a few more thresholds to help you out. Everything from "masterful" down through "light" is unchanged from the convention that has been used for the past several years. Note that incredible has been moved up the list, to be, well, incredible.
In order of descending magnitude:
wondrous
incredible
fantastic <-- standard claidhmores
phenomenal
expert
superb
masterful
exceptional
very heavy
heavy <--- standard katanas
decent
somewhat
fair
light
no padding/weighting <-- This is the baseline
slightly diminished
somewhat diminished
noticeably diminished
substantially diminished
The specific values associated with each threshold are not something we'll be releasing. Player estimates of current value correlations are based on player research.
<<a non-claidhmore weapon(meaning a weapon not NAMED a claidhmore) that has 40 points of weighting, would it read as "claidhmore" weighting, or "fantastic" weighting? >>
A non-claidhmore with critical weighting equivalent to a claidhmore would assess as fantastic.
<<How would armor be worse than average?>>
Any armor with negative padding would be worse than average, and it would actually cause the wearer to take extra damage or more lethal criticals (bummer!). There are some suits of armor in the game with negative damage padding. I'm not aware of any armor with negative critical padding, offhand, but it probably exists.
Warden